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A Place Called Freedom
A Place Called Freedom | Ken Follett
17 posts | 38 read | 27 to read
Rebelling against the unfair and hazardous conditions in the 1766 Scottish coal mines, young Mack McAsh attracts the attention of headstrong Lizzie Hallim. 500,000 first printing. BOMC Main. QPB Alt. Reader's Digest Condensed Bks. Tour.
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Savugirl
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Follett is one of my favorite authors, so of course I enjoyed this. However, this reminded me of a John Jakes novel. Perhaps it's because this takes place before the American Revolution.

Tove_Reads You should join our Top 20 series thing here on Litsy! I‘d like to see your top list! 4y
Savugirl @Tove_Reads - Tell me more! 4y
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Andrew65 I loved this one. Ken Follett will figure in my top 20! @Tove_Reads (edited) 4y
Nute This is the second time today that John Jakes has come across my radar...the stars must be aligning!✨ Much love for Ken Follet! 4y
Savugirl @Nute I'm sure Mr. Jakes would be pleased to know that he hasn't been forgotten. What was the first time he came up? 4y
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EadieB
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Day 13 - #BeingFree #FlyHighJuly
#APlaceCalledFreedom #KenFollett

I read and enjoyed this last June 2019.

Eggs ❣️Liberty 🗽 and Revolution ❣️ 4y
EadieB @Eggs Yes! Follett‘s books are the best! 4y
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EadieB
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Day 27 - #FreedomDay #AcrossApril
#APlaceCalledFreedom #KenFollett

Read this recently and enjoyed it!

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Andrew65
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Another excellent Ken Follett book, is he capable of writing a bad book! This book left me wanting to keep reading on, anytime I put it down it was for a very short period. You have to eat! 😂 Although almost 600 Pages I gobbled this book up and finished in just over 24 hours. Definitely recommended. A great story with some interesting twists along the way - you end up cheering your favourite characters and hissing at the anti heroes.

Freespirit Stacked...I love his books😍 5y
Nute You‘ve got me seeing stars over this book.🤩Stacked! 5y
Andrew65 @Freespirit @Nute He does write great books. 5y
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EadieB
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1. Mack McAsh
2. ❤️
3. He speaks up for what is wrong and helps himself and others to make it right.
4. @gradcat @Crazeedi @CoverToCoverGirl
@TheSpineView Thanks for the tag!
#WhatWouldYouDo

Crazeedi Thanks for tag! 5y
gradcat Thanks for the tag, Eadie! ♥️ 5y
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EadieB
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Master storyteller, Ken Follett, takes us from the Scottish Highlands to London and onto colonial America with a powerful story of love, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Mack McAsh and Lizzie Hallim are searching for #APlaceCalledFreedom. With well-developed characters and a plot with twists and turns, I found the book unputdownable. Looking forward to my next #KenFollett book. I recommend this one to those who love historical adventure.

Crazeedi Love this author!! 5y
EadieB @Crazeedi Yes, he is a great writer! 5y
Crazeedi @EadieB I loved this trilogy ! 5y
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Andrew65 Totally agree @EadieB @Crazeedi As well as Pillars of the Earth Trilogy, I also loved his Century Trilogy. 5y
Andrew65 Agree, just ploughed through the almost 600 pages. 5y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 yes I read that one too!!! 5y
Tove_Reads @EadieB @andrew65 Should we go for Jackdaws or Petersburg in July? 5y
EadieB @Tove_Reads Either is fine with me! 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 That one does sound good! @Tove_Reads 5y
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Andrew65
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A busy month, but I finally got the chance to start A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett. @EadieB @Tove_Reads

Tove_Reads Sadly, my least fave Follett. Definitely worth reading, but did not live up to my expectations. 5y
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads That‘s a shame! 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Starting this book tomorrow. 5y
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Andrew65 @EadieB About 100 Pages in and enjoying it so far. @Tove_Reads 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 Good news! Im finishing a new monkeywrench book by PJ Tracy 5y
Andrew65 @EadieB I need to get back to this series, read either 4 or 5 of them. 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 This one is #10 5y
Tove_Reads @andrew65 I enjoyed it for a few hundred pages, but then the story became predictable and I got a feeling I‘ve read something like this before. 5y
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Tove_Reads
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This is the “It‘s Friday, I‘m off, it‘s too hot to do much else than read” picture! Enjoying this fast-paced book set in Scotland in the 18th century.

EadieB @Tove_Reads Can‘t start my book until Monday when I get home from Florida. 5y
Andrew65 @EadieB Hoping to pick mine up at the library tomorrow. 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 I‘ve got a lot of reading to catch up on when I get home 5y
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Tove_Reads @EadieB @Andrew65 Had to start somewhere, because we have so many books to read, and we usually start the month with Follett. I could read Hayder/Casey next week. Would that be possible for you? Can you believe I‘m still waiting for 5y
EadieB @Tove_Reads @Andrew65 that‘s fine with me! 5y
Andrew65 Been a very busy work week so not been able to read much since Monday. I would suggest Ken Follett, followed by Hayder. @EadieB @Tove_Reads 5y
Tove_Reads @Andrew65 @EadieB Works for me! I‘ll be away in the national park basically without human contact next week. This Follett is a fast read! 5y
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads After all the human contact I‘ve had this week, that sounds heavenly! 😂 @EadieB 5y
Tove_Reads @Andrew65 Tell me about it! I‘m so happy! Forest, sauna, lake, bbq, books... 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 Follett followed by Hayden works for me too! @Tove_Reads (edited) 5y
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Sha0102
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Set in 1767, it follows the adventures of an idealistic young coal miner from Scotland who believes there must be more to life than working down the pit. A compulsive, sweeping adventure” — Today“Gripping historical narrative” — San Francisco Chronicle
Entertaining level: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #livro #book #bookaholic #booklovers #ler #leitura #leitora #reading #instabook #instaread #instabooks #bookstagram #igread #litsy #booklover #2015Sha

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JulAnna
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Classic Ken Follett- fast-paced, solid historical fiction. Just what I like on the beach. 😊I liked the look into coal mining in 1766 Scotland.

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JulAnna
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This is a fast paced historical fiction novel that travels from the coal mines of Scotland to a tobacco plantation in the colony of Virginia. A quick read, good for the beach! 🌊☀️😊

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JulAnna
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My other reading view for the week 😊

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Awful. (Have a lovely week) 7y
britt_brooke Nice!! 7y
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Reecaspieces
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Multitasking for #readathon. A little #audiowalking with ginger

BookwormM Love the look of your wooded walk :) 8y
CareBear Beautiful!! 8y
Reecaspieces @CareBear @BookwormM and it smells like honeysuckle!! 8y
NatalieR So serene looking! 8y
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ErinRich
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I am always in awe of how Ken Follett can weave the story around you in such a way that you feel like you are in the room with the characters. So much detail. I love so many of his books, and I'm really enjoying this one.

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Jesskathkarl
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Ken Follett is always worth a good read! Did this one in just one day!